In the voiceover-related discussion forums I haunt, it’s fairly frequent for people to request critiques of their web sites. These sites run the gamut from very slick professionally-produced sites to stuff generated by a free webhost and some templates. I haven’t seen a single one that didn’t break one or more of the rules (they’re …
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Heart of a Dragon published!
My first major audio book work, Heart of a Dragon, was just released by Crossroad Press today. I’m very excited about it, as you can imagine! I wrote up a blog post on my commercial site. As a first step this was a huge one for me and I can’t even describe how pleased I …
Puget Sound Voice Artist’s Circle Meeting Recap
We had the… 3rd? I think meeting of the PSVAC today. While there were only four of us this time, it was a great meeting. We had some great discussions of breath technique from Carrie Standish, a professionally trained opera singer. We also discussed editing techniques in depth and shared some great tips for long-form …
Added to the Blogroll
Greetings, programs! OK, Tron reference out of the way. Bob Souer recently updated his blogroll and has shamed me into remembering that not only did he link my blog from his, I have not updated my blogroll in some time, so I’m taking steps to rectify that! I’m going to make this a regular thing. …
My New Commercial Site
This site has been a great place for me to discuss my work to become a professional voiceover artist. As part of that effort I’ve been working quietly on a commercial site for my voiceover talents and I’m pleased to be able to say that it’s now “open for business”. Take a look at VoxMan.net, …
Character Studies
Had a good idea this morning, and plan to put it into action shortly. Character studies! See, I’ve had a challenge with my audiobook demos and work. I can do male voices passingly well, and can narrate like nobody’s business. However, my female characters really need some work, and I also want to be able …
The List of Must-Haves for your Studio
I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but there’s good reason for it! I’ve been working on a new web site, which I hope to “launch” officially very soon. I also cut a commercial demo reel last week, which should be through post-production shortly. And of course there was a meeting of the PSVAC, which went …
Setting Up a Phone Patch, Part Deux
If you read my previous post about setting up Skype as a phone patch, you may have had some questions. Well, so did a few others! I’ve been helping Amy Snively (the driving force behind FaffCon!) get her studio set up with a Skype patch. After a few hours on Skype walking her through plugging all the …
Criticism and You
I spoke today with the lovely and talented Amy Snively, as I am helping her set up a phone patch similar to the one I blogged about recently. During our conversation I mentioned that I was preparing to cut a demo reel with a copywriter and producer and she offered me a ton of great …
A Red Letter Day
Today, even though I have a fever and feel like 5 miles of bad road, is a great day. I’m moving ahead with getting a professional demo reel cut and as part of that elected to get a professional copywriter to write me some custom scripts for my reel. As many VOs will tell you, …